Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

New American Standard Bible

Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

King James Version

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Holman Bible

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

International Standard Version

Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.

A Conservative Version

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

American Standard Version

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Amplified

Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Bible in Basic English

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Darby Translation

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Julia Smith Translation

And the wisdom of Solomon will be multiplied above the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and above all the wisdom of Egypt

King James 2000

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of [the] east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.

Modern King James verseion

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all them of the East country and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.

NET Bible

Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.

The Emphasized Bible

so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, - and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,

Webster

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

World English Bible

Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Solomon's
שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

the wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

of the east country
קדמה קדם 
Qedem 
Usage: 87

and all the wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

References

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Solomon's Wisdom: Literature, Zoology, Biology, Dendrology

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and exceptional insight, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore. 30 Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.


Cross References

Acts 7:22

Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.

Genesis 25:6

but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.

Job 1:3

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

Isaiah 19:11-12

The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?"

Daniel 1:20

In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.

Daniel 4:7

Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

Daniel 5:11-12

There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners;

Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

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